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HISTORY LESSON
Our team name is "Quetzalcoatl" after the Aztec god. Quetzalcoatl literally means "Feathered-Serpent." I used an actual drawing from an Aztec Codex (bible). The Codex Telleriano-Remensis, produced in sixteenth century Mexico and printed on European paper, is one of the finest surviving examples of Aztec manuscript painting. Its Latinized name comes from Charles-Maurice Le Tellier, archbishop of Reims, who had possession of the manuscript in the late 17th century. This is an iconic image of Central American Art, instantly recognizable the world over.
I added the paddle!
The Feathered Serpent iconography was widely used across Meso-America by Mayans, Aztecs, etc. In K'iche' Mayan "feathered-serpent" is pronounced "Kukulkan." Quetzalcoatl is more widely known especially since the national bird of Guatemala is the Quetzal bird, the bird is featured on Guatemala's flag, Birdette on "It's a Big Big World" on OPB is a Quetzal bird, and the teacher's name on "Dragon Tales" on OPB is Quetzal (Ashton watches a lot of OPB every morning so I get to hear all about it).
I was an archaeologist for two years specializing in Mayan Hieroglyphs. I spent a lot of time traveling around the jungles of Central America working as an Archaeologist and Epigrapher. This name means a lot to me so I'm glad the team voted in favor of it. We're going to make the great god Quetzalcoatl proud.
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